All Posts Tagged With: "UK stocks"

Sara Nunnally’s Investment Picks in Britain and Dubai

Sara Nunnally says oil is having a major influence in Britain and Dubai, and creating new investment opportunities in both. One is running out of supplies, the other can’t spend its income fast enough. In Britain, this has prompted a new round of exploration permits, with Egdon Resources (LON:EDR) leading the chase. Meanwhile, Dubai’s venture into the luxury international hotel market could see considerable expansion in the sector. More from Sara…

British Prime Minsiter Could Do More Damage to U.K. Economy

Across the pond, Fleet Street Daily’s Ben Traynor says the Bank of England has about as much idea as the rest of us when it comes to the current economic crisis. Worse still, Ben says embattled British prime minister Gordon Brown could do even more damage to the economy as he seeks a short-term reprieve in opinion polls by targeting major oil companies.

The Best Way to Buy Into the Biotech Boom

There’s a merger boom going on right now, but amid all the gloom, no one’s really paying much attention.

The Misery Index Is Set to Make a Comeback

The Misery Index is set to make a comeback in Britain. It’s a fair bet that only those of you who remember the 1990s recession will have much idea of what I’m talking about, because that was the last time anyone spent any time discussing it. So what is it?

Pound Sterling Plummets as the Chance for a BOE Rate Cut Improves

The British pound fell to a 22-month low, after the Bank of England (BOE) offered a gloomy outlook for the U.K. economy and the chance of an interest rate cut increased.

The First Sector to Feel the Pain as Recession Grips

There’s been plenty of gloomy news on the UK economy in the past month, from grim data on house prices (down 8.8% in the past year, says Halifax) to miserable surveys in manufacturing and the service sector. But how is all this grim data affecting real companies?

There’s Still Money to Be Made from Banks

British banks and their shareholders are having a tough old time of it. But their woes have made at least one person an awful lot richer.

How to Make 15% per Annum

15% per year is a good rate of return. Actually 10% per year is a good rate of return. But 15.2%, to be exact, is the annual increase in net asset value achieved by B.P. Marsh & Partners (LON:BPM) since 1990.

Don’t Be Fooled, the Bad News Isn’t Priced in Yet

The financial markets have had plenty of wake-up calls in the past year or so. Yet markets adapt rapidly. We’re growing to accept things as normal which once would have seemed unthinkable.

‘Maximum Pessimism’ is the Time to Buy, but Have We Reached It?

The late Sir John Templeton always advised that you buy at the point of “maximum pessimism”. It sounds like great advice, but as Julian Marr points out in The Telegraph this morning, it’s actually not that helpful.

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